Five Fall Favorites, Day 2: Romance and Historical Fiction
Welcome to day 2 of Five Fall Favorites! Today I’ll be showcasing two of my favorite genres … romance and historical fiction! đ Just a quick reminder … this is what’s at stake: If I were you, I’d definitely go to Rebekah’s blog and enter now! Hurry up … the prizes are awesome, and you only […]
Five Fall Favorites, Day 1: Mystery and Christian Fiction
The blog party has begun! Find out more about the blog party here! Yep! We’ve got some awesome stuff being given away. I’m very jealous of you. You at least get a chance of winning … I don’t. đ đ Anyway, today I’m going to be telling you about my top five favorites for the […]
The Fire by John A. Heldt
Title: The Fire Author: John A. Heldt Series: Northwest Passage, #4 Genre: Time Travel Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 13+ (upper young adult/adult) Era: 2000s/1910s (Contemporary/Edwardian) Setting: Northwest America Publisher: John A. Heldt (self-published) Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 3/5 stars Content: 3/5, not recommended for anyone under thirteen. Mild language, only occasionally. Some violence/death/thematic elements, but […]
September 2016 Spotlight ~ IvIn Excerpt and Theme
Well, it’s once-again time for our monthly spotlight! Just in case you need a refresher, here’s the first spotlight post where I explained what a spotlight is, where I got the idea from, etc. This month I’m going to be sharing a little bit of my novel, Ivy Introspective, which is hopefully coming out sometime in […]
Feeling vs. Thinking in Writing
I know, I know! A Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing with Createspace for Intelligent People (Part 2) was supposed to be posted today. But … too lazy and too enthused about this new idea (which, disclaimer, I got from the book Writing With Power by Peter Elbow. I’ve only read the first chapter, but I’m smart enough to […]
The Exiled Seven by Blake Renworth
Title: The Exiled Seven Author: Blake Renworth Series: The Exiled Series, #1 Genre: Adventure Fantasy Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Publisher: Inglenook Publishers Source: publisher (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for violence (nothing too gory) and a little cussing (which seemed a little random to me, by the […]
On Sprinters, Elections, and NaNo
First, I just want to say I’m amazed by the amount of support I got when publishing The Lady of the Vineyard. Thank you all a million times! I hope I’ll be there for you in the same way if you ever publish (or when you do again). Okay now … let’s do ’em in […]
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: early 1800s (Regency era) Setting: England ~ mostly Bath Source: free on Kindle ~ probably will buy hardbound copy soon! Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 1/5. Okay for basically all ages, though the reading level is higher than most tweens can handle in […]
Guest Post: A Chat About … Writing Villains!
Okay, guys! Today we’re doing something we’ve never done before! WE ARE HOSTING ANOTHER BLOGGER ON REVERIES!!! That’s right! The amazing Coralie of the fantastic blog Cora & Callie has written a guest post for us. It’s about villains! I hope you’re as excited to read it as I was. đ And, because I’m insane […]
A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes
Title: A Necessary Deception Author: Laurie Alice Eakes Series: The Daughters of Bainbridge House #1 Genre: Historical Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1810s (Regency) Setting: London, England Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for some pretty detailed kissing and a little violence. No language. Cover: […]
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell
Going off schedule for a while. Sorry guys. đ Title: A Constant Heart Author: Siri Mitchell Series: Against All Expectations, #1 Genre: Historical Romance (with Christian themes) Age-Range: 14+ (mature teens and adult) Era: late 1500s/Elizabethan Setting: England Publisher: Bethany House Source: bought (with birthday money) on Kindle! Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. This is […]
The Lady of the Vineyard Blog Tour, Day 5
We’ve finally come to the last day of the blog tour! After this, we’ll be getting back to the normal schedule. Buy on Amazon (Kindle)Â ~ Buy on Amazon (Paperback)Â ~ Buy on Createspace ~Â Add on Goodreads Today’s Posts: An author and character interview (and bonus book spotlight!) by Morgan Dusky (Studies in Character). It’s always so […]